Johnston, B.
Description
- Full Text
Mr. and Mrs. Talbert Johnston have received word that their son, Bert, is in Italy. Bert enlisted with the 45th Battalion at Lindsay and trained at several Canadian stations and during the past month went to Italy.
- Media Type
- Newspaper
- Image
- Text
- Genealogical Resource
- Item Types
- Snapshots
- Clippings
- Description
- C 65061 Sgt. Johnston Bert L. enlisted August 1940 in the first Midland Regt. Trained in Lindsay, Ottawa, St. Johns, Niagara, Edmonton, and Prince Rupert. Transferred to the American Special Service Force (Paratroops) in 1942, training in Montana, Virginia and Vermont, until the Kiska raid in which he took part. Returned to Vermont and then to Italy in 1943 where he was in action until wounded on 25 December 1943. He was brought back to England to recover. Then he went to France.
- Date of Publication
- 14 Jan 1944
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Bert Johnston
- Collection
- World War II Service Files
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 45.05012 Longitude: -78.69957
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